Eagles President Joe Banner, the architect of this “Dream Team,” said during the Fox-29 pregame show just hours before the DT debut that to win a Super Bowl a team needs a few breaks along the way.

“You try to put together the most talented team you can,’’ Banner told Fox’s John Anderson. “Then you need to get a few breaks. I’ve never seen a team win the Super Bowl without a few breaks.’’

The Eagles better hope they didn’t use up all of their breaks in their opening-day win in St. Louis.

Consider that Rams running back Steven Jackson was ready to have one of those spectacular opening days that go into the record books.

Jackson’s first carry, on the Rams’ first offensive play, went for 47 yards and a touchdown for a 7-0 Rams lead. He carried on the team’s next possession for nine yards and never went back in the game. The report was a pulled quad muscle. Television cameras on the St. Louis sideline showed a frustrated and disappointed Jackson throughout the game.

By the end of the day, the Rams lost six players to injury, including quarterback Sam Bradford to a wrist injury and their leading wide receiver (Danny Amendola) to an arm injury.

The turning point of the game was also a good break for the Eagles. With the score tied at 7-7 late in the first quarter and the Rams in field-goal range, Bradford stumbled as he tried to hand off to Cadillac Williams. The quarterback slipped, the ball came out and Eagles defensive end Juqua Parker picked it up and went 56 yards for the touchdown.

That gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead that was cut to 14-10 at one point, but then continued to grow to the final margin of 18.

All of this is not to take away from an impressive offensive performance by the three players the Eagles are going to count on the most this year to make the dream season come true.

Despite having to use three timeouts during the game to avoid delay-of-game penalties and then getting two delay-of-game penalties anyway, the Eagles rolled for over 400 yards of total offense.

Quarterback Mike Vick, who spent most of the game avoiding Rams pressure, ran for 98 yards and threw for 188 and two touchdowns.

Running back LeSean McCoy, who Andy Reid is going to have to give the ball more and more, had 122 yards on just 15 carries, including a 49-yard touchdown run that put the game out of reach. McCoy also caught a touchdown pass from Vick.

Wide receiver DeSean Jackson, playing for that long-awaited new contract, also caught six passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.

You win when your stars come through like that, and when you can keep them on the field the entire game.

That and, as Banner says, when you get a few breaks.

WHO NEEDS A DRAFT – Among the Eagles’ inactives yesterday were first-round draft pick Danny Watkins, who until a week or so ago, was the starting right guard; second-round draft pick Jaiquawn Jarrett and third-round draft pick Curtis Marsh. There couldn’t have been another team in the league to sit its top three picks yesterday.

THIS AND THAT – Andy Reid improved to 6-7 on opening days in his 13 years as Eagles head coach. He is also 69-27 in games decided by 10 points or more. McCoy continued to dominate in domes. Last year he rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns in two dome games. Now he is up to 391 yards and five touchdowns in three dome games.